ITGS-mx - Strand3_Robots_and_AI

Definition (Class Summary)

"An expert system is regarded as the embodiment within a computer of a knowledge-based component from an expert skill in such a form that the system can offer intelligent advice or take an intelligent decision about a processing function. A desirable additional characteristic, which many would consider fundamental, is the capability of the system, on demand, to justify its own line of reasoning in a manner directly intelligible to the enquirer." The British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems (BCS SGES)
A systems that gives a computer the ability to make suggestions and act like an expert in a particular field.
An expert system is a software program designed to replicate the decision making process of a human expert. At the foundation of every expert system is a knowledge base representing ideas from a specific field of expertise. Because it's a collection of specialized knowledge, an expert system's knowledge base must be constructed by a user, an expert, or a knowledge engineer.